Explore the Family Name Bailin

The meaning of Bailin

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Beylin, a metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle meaning ‘beautiful’ (related to French belle), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Gershon.

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How common is the last name Bailin in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bailin has seen a slight decrease in the past decade. In 2000, Bailin ranked 52,403 in popularity and had dropped to 57,101 by 2010, reflecting an 8.97% decrease. The count of people with the Bailin surname also slightly decreased from 372 in 2000 to 357 in 2010, indicating a 4.03% drop. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Bailin surname per 100k also saw a decline of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,403	#57,101	-8.97%
Count	372	357	-4.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bailin

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bailin based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 94.89% in 2000 to 93.84% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic increased slightly from 3.49% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or those who reported being of two or more races in both years. However, there was a new appearance of Black ethnicity at 1.40% in 2010, which was not recorded in 2000. No change was observed for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.89%	93.84%	-1.11%
Hispanic	3.49%	3.92%	12.32%
Black	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%